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The pontiff said Charlie’s parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates should be allowed to “accompany and treat their child until the end”.

A White House spokesperson said: “Upon learning of baby Charlie Gard’s situation, President Trump has offered to help the family in this heartbreaking situation.

“Although the President himself has not spoken to the family, he does not want to pressure them in any way.

“Members of the administration have spoken to the family in calls facilitated by the British government.

“The President is just trying to be helpful if at all possible.

“Due to legal issues, we cannot confirm the name of doctor or hospital where the baby could be treated in the United States.”

Charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition and is unable to breathe unaided.

Last week, his parents lost a legal battle to take him to the United States for trial therapy.

They had raised more than £1.3million for the treatment but are now understood to be considering using the cash to set up a charity.

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Connie Yates and Chris Gard were dealt a heartbreaking blow when a court decided they would not be able to seek experimental treatment for Charlie in the US

It comes after the couple, from Bedfont, West London, learned they had lost their final legal battle after Europe’s top court said it would not intervene in the case.

They had pursued their case through the courts in the UK over the past three months, culminating in a decision by the European Court of Human Rights.

Specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, where terminally-ill Charlie is being cared for, said therapy proposed by a US doctor was experimental and wouldn’t help.

They said life-support treatment for the youngster should stop.

Charlie’s parents had asked European court judges in Strasbourg, France, to consider their claims after judges in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in London ruled in favour of GOSH doctors.

But Strasbourg judges refused to intervene.

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